Perpetual kitchen-reminder.



H. H. READY, L. C. CONNOR & L. G". BEVANS.

PERPETUAL KITCHEN REMINDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 12, 1912.

Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

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HERBERT I-I. READY, LOUIS C. CONNOR, AND LAWRENCE G. BEVANS, OF KANSAS CITY,

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PERPETUAL KITCHEN-REMINDER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 23, 1 913.

Application filed August 12, 1512. Serial No. 714,729.

To (all iii/(om it may concern lie it known that we, llnnnna'r ll. Runny, Louis C. oxNon, and lrnvnencu C. litmus, citizens of the United States, residing at Kansas tity, in the county of Jackson and iitlt't. oi lrtissonri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in l."erpetual l itchen-lleminders, of which the following; is a specification.

This invention relates to perpetual kitchen reminders and has for its object to n'oduce a device which will facilitate the ordering of a supply of table articles or groceries, by displaying the names of a la rg'e variety oil thesamc, and by which without the use of a pencil or other means, the name or names oi the article or articles decided upon, can be set: out or arranged so as to remind the housekeeper, later in the day, it' preii'erred, what order was decided upon, and which, when so set out or arranged, shall expose particular trade names or brands of such articles.

.iilore specifically, our object to provide a device provided with movable cards or plates, each displaying the name of an article or product carried by grocery stores or the like, and each normally covering and hiding from view a brand by which such article or product is known or may be iden tified in ordering.

i i ith this general object in view, the invention consists in certain novel and peculiar :t'catures of construction and organization as hereinafter described and claimed; and in order that it may be clearly understood reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1, is a face view of a perpetual kitchen reminder embodying our invention. Fig. 2, is an enlarged horizontal section on the line II-H of Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a perspective view of an adjustable plate or card forming a part of the device. Fig. 4t, is a fragmentary face View of a modified form of the device. Fig. 5, is a vertical section on the line VV of Fig. i. Fig. 6, is a horizontal section on the dotted line VI of 41-. Fig. 7, is a fragmentary perspective view of a slotted card forming an element of the modified device.

In the said drawing, 1 indicates a backing plate or frame, provided with a plurality of preferably vertical strips 2, on its face, which may extend for the full length of the ca rd or for a fraction of such length. Each strip is provided with a pair o'l. Il OI"Vt11(lly projecting cars 3, and arranged in front of each strip and secured at its ends to the ears 3, is a hil'lp'e rod 4;.

Arranged in edgrewisc superposed relation upon each rod t, is a series of plates 5, each being normally held in parallel relation to the face of the backing plate or frame by being interposed between the strip 2 and the hinge rod 4-, and at its point of connection .ith said hinge rod, it is formed with a tubular hinge member 6 fitting around the rod and flattened at one side at 7, so that when the plate is swung outwardly to a position at right angles to the face of the backing plate or frame, said flattened portion 7 will fit snugly between strip 2 and the hinge rod and be thereby maintained in the position to which it has been adiusted, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 9, it being understood that there will be sullicient resiliency either in the strip 2 or in the hinge rod, to permit (it turning movement of the hinge member on the rod.

In the preferred construction, each hinge rod will form a support for two series of said plates, as shown clearly in Fig. 1, which discloses only a few of the plates. In order that each rod may form a support for two series of plates with the plates of each series almost in contact with the adjacent plates of the same series, each pair of plates in the same horizontal plane mounted on the same rod is step-jointed together by having their hinge members of halt the height or width of the plates, one plate having a hinge member extending from its horizontal center to its upper margin and the other having its hinge member extending from its horizontal center to its lower margin, as shown.

in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, a skeleton frame 8 is secured flatwise against the face of the main frame or backing plate 1; and is pro vided with a plurality of horizontal partitions 9, T-shaped in cross section and with a plurality o't. vertical partitions 10, the horizontal partitions and the horizontal portions of the skeleton frame having channels, as shown at 11, and the vertical partitions are of reduced thickness to produce openings 12 between them and the main frame or backing plate. 125 a plate, of card-hoard by preference, covering the backing plate within the skeleton frame, and provided rearward of each vertical partition with a vertical series of slots l l, which in length or height correspond to the width or height of the spaces between adjacent channels 11, and fitting in said channels between the skeleton frame and the slotted. plate, are slide plates 15, provided near their front ends with handles or buttons 16, and projecting at their opposite ends through the slots lat and overlapping the rear side of the slotted plate, so that any one of said slide plates may be slid to the right for the purpose of exposing that portion of the slotted plate immediately back of it, without disturbing the adjacent slide plate to the right, as would be the case if the plates were in frictional engagement, it being noticed by reference to Fig. 6, that if a plate is slid to the right, the greater partof its length will lie back of the slotted plate and of the adjacent slide plate in the same horizontal plane.

it will be noticed that, in both constructions, the adjustment of a movable plate exposes the surface immediately back of it, so that in the adjustment of each, a dual function is performed, namely: it represents a material or article which it is desired to order and exposes to view the name of a brand by which said article may be identified, it being understood that in the con struction shown by Fig. 1, the backing plate will bear upon the space normally hidden by the plate labeled Pickles for instance, the brand Heinz, 57 Varieties, behind the card labeled Cocoa the brand Walter Bakers, behind the card labeled Baking powder, the brand Royal, behind the card labeled Flour the brand Does Best, and that in the construction shown by Figs. at to 6 inclusive, the slotted plate will bear upon its face behind the labeled plates, the names of appropriate brands.

Assuming that a perpetual kitchen reminder of the character outlined, is suspend ed upon the wall of the kitchen and bears the names of a multiplicity of different things for table use, it can be readily consulted and facilitates decision on what to order, and to avoid the necessity of writing the order, one can simply adjust the particular plate or plates. When ready to phone the order or instruct a solicitor what is desired, one simply glances at the adjusted plates or at the brands exposed through the adjustment of said plates and orders accordingly, it being obvious that the exposure of each brand is an appeal at the psychological moment, to order that particular brand.

From the above description, it will be apparent that we have produced a kitchen reminder which can be used for an indefinite length of time as there is nothing about it which is subjected to hard usage, and which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the object of the invention and which may be changed in minor particulars without departing from the spirit and scope of the inrention as defined in the appended claims.

o claim:

1. A perpetual kitchen reminder, comprising a backing plate provided with a plurality of brands or symbols on its face, a vertical resilient hinge rod supported in spaced relation to the face of said plate, and a series of movable plates each covering one of said brands or symbols and provided on its face with the name of an article identified by such brand, said movable plates having square hinge portions for embracing said rod whereby said movable plates are yieldingly held parallel with the backing plate or at right angles thereto to expose said brands or symbols.

2. A perpetual kitchen reminder, comprising a backing plate provided with a plurality of vertical rows of brands or symbols on its face, a vertical hing-e rod carried by said plate between each pair of said rows, and a plurality of movable plates each covering one of said brands or symbols and provided on its face with the name of an article identified by such brand, said movable plates each having a tubular hinge portion extending halfway across one end thereof, whereby the movable plates of each pair of rows may be step-jointed together upon the hinge rod between said rows.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures, in the presence of two witnesses.

HERBERT H. READY. Lou s 0. oonnon. LAWRENCE o. snvans.

Witnesses v G. W. DUVALL, G. Y. 'lnonrn.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G. 

